SITraN (Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience) opened its doors to the public at its annual Open Day to give visitors the opportunity to gain an insight into the research undertaken at the Institute. Filmed at the SITraN Public Open Day in July 2014.
Professor Dame Pamela Shaw, Director of SITraN, presents the work currently being undertaken at the Institute and gives an insight into the causes of motor neuron injury.
Oliver Bandmann, Professor of Movement Disorders, gives an introduction to Parkinson's Disease and provides an oversight of the SITRaN research into treating the condition.
Mimoun Azzouz, Professor of Translational Neuroscience, discusses and demonstrates the gene-based therapy for Motor Neurone Disease (MND) being carried out at the Institute.